Comments on: A sister's advice: "You should toughen up a bit."

By: rausantaella

rausantaella — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 21:57:00 +0000

Maybe her delivery was so natural and unforced because it wasn’t an acting and as such it wasn’t forced.

By: psulli

psulli — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:11:00 +0000

This is the same lesson Lucy was always trying to teach Charlie Brown.

By: Ladyfingers

Ladyfingers — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:21:00 +0000

Distinct enunciation will do that. See: cod/caught merger.

By: B E Pratt

B E Pratt — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:02:00 +0000

For an ensemble of just amazing little kid actors, watch ‘City of Lost Children’. It takes a wee bit of time to get over the thought of “where the hell did they find these kids?” while watching it.

By: kiptw

kiptw — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:36:00 +0000

I love hearing it when one kid explains something to another kid. And that girl is priceless. I wish there were kid actors in movies and TV with delivery that natural and unforced.

I’m in a local “Sound of Music” cast at the moment, and we have some great kids, and I can’t help wondering why the major media can’t scare up children that good, let alone as natural as this one.

By: BarBarSeven

BarBarSeven — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 02:06:00 +0000

Errr, did you watch this video?

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 01:52:00 +0000

I confess, I always thought of Lucy as, well, I don’t use that kind of language.

By: BarBarSeven

BarBarSeven — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 01:44:00 +0000

I love this! Like a real life Charlie Brown & Lucy discussion. What would have made the analogy more perfect? I little boy sucking his thumb & holding a blanket walking up to the kid on the bench & making the •whhhh-chhhh* •whhhh-chhhh* whipping sound.

By: Chandler Lewis

Chandler Lewis — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:40:00 +0000

The kicking of the legs, the 50-yard stare… All of this should indicate to little Miss Lecture that he is, indeed, fucking thinking about it. And I can tell by the look in this young man’s eye: He will continue the fisticuffs until the Thunderdome is empty.

And also: Who’s videoing this jam? What’s the deal with the set-up? Dude was cornered. This is perp-walk bullshit. He deserves better.

By: Noctilucent Studios

Noctilucent Studios — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:29:00 +0000

I know it’s a cliche in America, but wow is it ever true that people with British accents just sound soooo intelligent! Cute kids.

By: plyx

plyx — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:49:00 +0000

Oh British kid, I love you? Way to go British kid, way to go.

By: Thorzdad

Thorzdad — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:37:00 +0000

So, at the age of 2, he is essentially handed the instruction to “be a man” by a member of the opposite sex.

Great.

Just…great.

By: babylost

babylost — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:06:00 +0000

yeah.. he even has the “im thinking of something else” fidget with his hand. I still do that shit

By: Bokonon

Bokonon — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:02:00 +0000

This just warped my mind into some kind of a recursive algorithm. “Think about it”

By: Rickenbacker4001

Rickenbacker4001 — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:01:00 +0000

Her adding, ” Are you taking the piss?”, Is in part two when the boy talks back….
Cute…

By: Brainspore

Brainspore — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:39:00 +0000

“Christ—you’re nearly THREE for fuck’s sake. Stop acting like such a goddamned pussy.”

By: Mark Dow

Mark Dow — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:54:00 +0000

But it’s not fair.

By: Funk Daddy

Funk Daddy — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:44:00 +0000

As near as I can tell, by “toughen up a bit” she means he needs to exercise restraint by listening to his parents, not picking fights with things 3 times his size and age expecting others to attribute such behaviour to his youth, since he’s almost 3

That is solid advice for a 2 1/2 year old boy.

Wait until that other boy’s acorns have dropped and upper cut him down to size when you are 4 or 5.

By: Shibi_SF

Shibi_SF — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:36:00 +0000

Just wait until you’re 9 or 10… or possibly 8, kid. Then you’ll see how fair these fights are.

By: ChicagoD

ChicagoD — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:35:00 +0000

He’s mastered the art of completely ignoring someone lecturing him. That will serve him well through life.

By: royaltrux

royaltrux — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:32:00 +0000

You sound like one of them little red wagon chasing attorneys.

By: mtdna

mtdna — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:30:00 +0000

Say, isn’t he the victim in Charlie Bit My Finger?

By: royaltrux

royaltrux — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:30:00 +0000

Harden the F%#& Up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unkIVvjZc9Y